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Culture/People
Iñupiaq
Artist/Maker
Oscar A. Sage, Iñupiaq, 1925-2003
IACB agent
Extension Center for Arts and Crafts, University of Alaska
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB agent
Ronald Senungetuk, Iñupiaq, 1933-2020
IACB source
Oscar A. Sage, Iñupiaq, 1925-2003
Title
Sea Gull
Object Name
Print
Media/Materials
Paper, ink
Techniques
Woodcut/Woodblock printed
Dimensions
30.5 x 22.8 cm
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
Place
Kivalina; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Date created
May 1965
Collection History
Created during a Manpower and Development Training Act (MDTA) Designer Craftsman Training Project held in Nome, Alaska; purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the artist through Ronald Senungetuk (Iñupiaq, 1933-2020) of the Extension Center for Arts and Crafts, University of Alaska (Fairbanks, Alaska), in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.